Gennady Khripel

Gennady Timofeyevich Khripel (; 12 April 1949 – 1 April 2024) was a Russian politician. A member of A Just Russia – For Truth, he served in the Federation Council from 1996 to 2007.

Khripel died on 1 April 2024, at the age of 74.

Biography Gennady Khripel was born on April 12, 1949 in the town of Chudovo, Novgorod oblast. After graduating from school, in 1966, he began working as an electrician at the Sukhonsky pulp and paper mill. From 1968 to 1970 he served in the Soviet Army. Having served in the army, he returned to the mill and continued working as an electrician. In 1974 he became the chief engineer of Sokolsky bread receiving enterprise.

Political career From 1989 to 1990 he was First Secretary of the Babaevsky District Committee of the CPSU. In 1990-1991 he worked as deputy chairman, and in 1993-1994 – as chairman of the Vologda Regional Congress of People's Deputies.

From January to October 2002 he was a member of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, since October 2002 – deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, since October 2006 – member of the Federation Council Commission on National Maritime Policy.